I don't have any pics available, but last car was a 2001 Volvo S70 blue with tan leather interior. It was a great car and still had lots of life in it but we just wanted something new. We've been Volvo owners for years as evidenced in my sig - we bought them all well-used and I did most of the work on the cars because I am good at that kind of thing.

Husband and I share the Focus because we live right next to a major transit station we can take light rail, commuter train etc only steps from our door. So usually one or the other of us takes the train, or we carpool.

 

My uncle is a volvo guy, he has had about as many in a row as you I think. He calls Volvos

Very Often Loved, Very Old...meaning that you can love them even well used, cause he swears they hold up better than anything else!

 

They used to, but after they were owned by Ford for years and then sold off to a Chinese company, who knows what the quality will be like now. The hardcore Volvo mechanics/fanatics have been swearing that they don't make them like they used to for years and years, but now it may be really true.

What I do know is that the pre-2000's did hold up and were great deals as used cars, the only car we bought with less than 100k miles already on it was the S40 which had only 52k at the time. However I did put a lot of work into the 1994 850 and the 1998 S70, and that would have been expensive if I couldn't do it myself. Part of the reason I stuck to Volvo is they are (were) really easy to work on and I had all the books and was familiar with them.

The 850 went to 365k miles and blew a valve but probably only because the previous owner let it run low on oil (needed new main seals when I got it) the body and trans were in great shape someone bought the car to rebuild the engine! The S70 we sold with about 175k on it to a neighbor as its still giving them good service. The 2001 S40 I hope will take its new owner at least another 200k, we sold it with just under 100k on the clock and it was very well cared for.

However as a new car, I could almost buy 2 Focuses for the cost of 1 Volvo of similar trim. Without the continued advantages of design, safety and reliability in the Volvos, I just couldn't justify the cost difference and I don't believe in blind brand loyalty. So I decided to give Ford a try - and see what they learned from owning Volvo for a few years (1999-2008)

 

Probably the dedication to utmost safety and reliability that did them in...seems like an automaker these days cant be too good at any one thing unfortunately, its a balance between safety/perfomance/looks/economy...just when I started to like the looks of a volvo they got sold to a chinese company that will probably try to exploit the good name with cheap manufactiring that Volvo almost went under keeping up that name...

 

1986 Escort (killed by a drunk driver - hit and run)
1986 Olds Delta 88 (stolen, used in robbery, written off)
1987 Chev Caprice (hit a deer, written off)
two 1966 Dodge Polaras (sold)
1983 Dodge Ram (still own - pride and joy)
1994 Chev Blazer (rod bearing went, rebuilt engine, sold to recoup cost)
2006 Subaru WRX (sold it to buy a house)
1998 Buick LeSabre (written off from a hit and run - some kid joyriding a friends truck)
1996 Buick Roadmaster w/LT1 (still own)
currently deciding on a 2012 Focus while I envy my gf's 2011 Fusion Sport AWD that we just got for her a few weeks ago.

 

87 Mercury Tracer
2001 Grand Am GT
2006 G6 GTP
2009 G8 GT (I really really really really miss her)
and My 2008 MazdaSpeed 3 which I still have.

 

09 Edge
02 F-150 FX4 Lariat
97 T-bird (limited edition)
63 Galaxie 500XL fastback

 

1968 Cougar XR7 - Gold
1971 Mustang Mach 1 - Sliver w/black stripes
1973 Camaro Z28 - Red w/black stripes
1978 Datsun 280 Z - Blue
1979 Fiat 128 Sport - Silver w/black stripes
1983 Nissan 280 ZX - Silver
1990 Nissan 240 SX - Red (manual)
1990 Nissan 240 SX - Red (auto)
1998 Toyota RAV 4 AWD - Silver
2005 Subaru Tribeca - Silver
2009 Ford Focus SES - Black

Currently drive:

2012 Focus Titanium - Yellow Blaze
2005 Saab 92X Aero (rebadged Subaru WRX) - Platinum

My baby:

Lot of silver cars!

 

IMO that Saab gave the same model year Subie the makover it desperately needed...NICE

Lot of silver cars!

 

Had a LOT of cars, traded this:

Still own these:

 

Still own these:

WOW! NICE CARS!

Past:
1997 Honda Accord EX
2004 Toyota Corolla LE

Current:
2012 Ford Focus

 

Wife is the primary driver of our Focus. This is my fun car.

 

Wanna race fun cars (;

 

2009 Ford Fusion SEL

1966 Mustang Fastback V8

 

Lancer GTS 2008

 

Past:
73 Caprice
79 Datsun pickup
70 F-100
72 F-100
84 Ranger
83 Toyota pickup
02 Ranger
06 Dodge Cummins

Present:
05 Matrix
79 Bronco
79 F-150

 

YES, fellow bronco owner!

You enjoy the trucks, no?[thumb]

 

Last car was an 08 ranger sport, then an 07 Saturn ion, then my 03 focus, then 02 focus

Sent from my Inspire 4G using Tapatalk

 

1963 VW Beetle - car was 13 yo when I bought it
1970 VW Beetle - 9 yo when I bought it
1967 VW Beetle - 12 yo when I bought it
1973 VW Super Beetle (see my signature!) 9 1/2 yo when I bought it
1987 Hyndai Excel (Ugh) - new, had it three months
1987 Nissan Sentra - new, had it 7 years and 127,000 miles
(and at the same time) 1984 VW vanagon - 7 yo when I bought it for my business
1995 Saturn (double Ugh) - new, suffered with it for 4 years
1996 VW Jetta - 3 yo old when I bought it. My wife backed her Rendezvous into it.
2003 Ford Escape - new, had it 1 1/2 yeaars. had to sell when I lost my job
2005 Mazda Tribute - new, 227,000 miles in 7 years. My daughter totaled it.
2012 Focus - should be delivered next weekend![neener]

 

1963 VW Beetle - car was 13 yo when I bought it
1970 VW Beetle - 6 yo when I bought it
1967 VW Beetle - 10 yo when I bought it
1973 VW Super Beetle (see my signature!) 9 1/2 yo when I bought it
1987 Hyndai Excel (Ugh) - new, had it three months
1987 Nissan Sentra - new, had it 7 years and 127,000 miles
(and at the same time) 1984 VW vanagon - 7 yo when I bought it for my business
1995 Saturn (double Ugh) - new, suffered with it for 4 years
1996 VW Jetta - 3 yo old when I bought it. My wife backed her Rendezvous into it.
2003 Ford Escape - new, had it 1 1/2 yeaars. had to sell when I lost my job
2005 Mazda Tribute - new, 227,000 miles in 7 years. My daughter totaled it.
2012 Focus - should be delivered next weekend![neener]

You were enjoying some serious air cooled bugs!

 

My baby, will start hibernating this winter.

But in case the weather is dry and there aren't any salt, winter tires are on.

 

Very nice, I always liked the Fusions!

 

1987 yota
1991 yota pick up
1995 Civic " modded "
2000 GSR " modded "
2001 Ford Ranger
2002 Chevy Extreme
2003 Jetta 1.8T " big turbo swap" crazy car
2009 Scion XB that I traded for my FF

 

88 used Toyota Tercel when I was 17
95 Civic hatchback DX, new
00 Focus ZX3, new
12 Focus SEL hatch

 

1995 Dodge Neon Sport 4 door (2.0 SOHC I4, 3A) 1995-1999
1994 Ford Taurus GL 4 door (3.0 OHV V6, 4A) 1999-2001
1992 Chevrolet Caprice S/W (5.7 OHV V8, 4A) 2001-2003
1999 Ford Taurus SE 4 door (3.0 DOHC V6, 4A) 2003-2007
2003 Ford Taurus SES 4 door (3.0 DOHC V6, 4A) 2007-2010
2007 Mercury Grand Marquis LS (4.6 SOHC V8, 4A) 2010-2011
2012 Ford Focus Titanium 4 door (2.0 DOHC I4, 6AM) 2011-Present

 

2006 Mustang GT (2006-2008) kids are more important....right?

http://i68.photobucket.com/albums/i9/falcon6007/100_1723.jpg

Very nice!

 

Others in the stable:

A few of my previously owned cars:

 

2007 Plasma blue Kawasaki ZX14, all Ti Saito Racing exhaust, K & N Power Commander III /custom fuel & ignition maps, Power Bronze mirrored windscreen, CF heel pads, chain guard, & wheel hugger.

 

1981 Ford Mustang LX (1992-1993)
1982 Ford Mustang GT (1993-1994)
1995 Dodge Neon (1995-2003)
2005 Hyndai Elantra (2004-2009)
2007 Kawasaki Versys (2008-to present)

 

Working backward from present fleet of three:

2012 Ford Focus Ti++ 5dr <- 2004 Acura TL AT Navi <- 1992 Acura Vigor GS MT <- 1988 Accord LXi 4dr MT <- 1986 Acura Integra LS 5dr MT <- 1976 Buick Century fastback​

2009 BMW 135i Coupe <- 1999 Mercedes-Benz SLK230 MT <- 1995 Acura Integra 4dr GS-R MT <- 1992 Civic Si HB <- 1978 Ford Fiesta Sport​

2007 Honda CR-V EX 4WD Navi <- 2000 Honda CR-V SE 4WD <- 1986 Isuzu Trooper II LS MT​

Still miss both Integras (the first one got sandwiched, thus totalled, and the other ran away from home then showed back up missing all the expensive parts), the Civic Si (it had terrible luck as regard getting hit), and the SLK230. Would have kept the SLK230 but just couldn't afford to collect cars Jay Leno style.

 

2012 Kona Blue SE Sport Sedan with Sync and a 1999 Mustang coupe

 

I currently own a 2003 Mazda Miata LS which I LOVE to drive. But my 2012 Focus has heated seats (1st car I've ever owned with heated seats) and even in southern Alabama it's cold enough that my wife wants to ride in the Focus with it's heated leather seats - - rather than ride in the Miata with it's unheated leather seats! AND - driving the Focus is almost as much fun as driving the Miata - - so the Miata sits most of the time now in the garage!

 

My dad's 2004 Dodge Caravan mainly and occasionally my mother's 2008 Ford Escape or my nan's 2006 Kia Spectra. The Focus will be MY first car. Pretty excited!